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How Gold Works

Gold is the currency of Ultimate Dominion. Every trade, every duel, every shop purchase runs on it. This post explains exactly how it works — no spin, no hype, just how the system is built.

Supply

Gold is an ERC20 token on Base with no maximum supply. New Gold enters the game when players kill monsters. The amount scales with monster level, so higher-level content produces more Gold.

There is no token sale and no investor allocation.

Initial mints:

Everything else in circulation was earned by players through gameplay.

Where Gold Gets Spent

Gold leaves circulation through several permanent sinks:

These sinks are permanent. Burned Gold is gone from the total supply forever.

The Gas Station

Players never pay gas fees in ETH. Instead, the game charges a small amount of Gold per action and automatically swaps it for ETH through the Uniswap V3 GOLD/WETH pool. This is the Gas Station system.

Here’s what happens under the hood:

  1. You take an action (move, attack, trade)
  2. The relayer deducts a small Gold fee from your balance
  3. That Gold is sold into the Uniswap pool for WETH
  4. The WETH is unwrapped to ETH and used to cover your Base transaction fee

This means the Gold isn’t burned — it re-enters circulation via the DEX. Anyone buying Gold on Uniswap is absorbing the supply that players spend on gas.

How the Economy Balances

Gold flows in a loop:

In: Monster kills mint new Gold → players earn it through gameplay

Out: PvP burns, PvE death penalties, marketplace fees, equipment breaking, respecs → Gold is permanently removed

Recirculated: Gas Station sells Gold into Uniswap → buyers purchase Gold to use in-game (buying items from other players, entering PvP)

The balance comes from player activity on both sides. More players means more Gold minted, but also more Gold burned through combat, trading, and gas. The Uniswap pool acts as the bridge — players who want to skip the grind can buy Gold, and the gas system creates constant sell pressure that keeps the pool active.

Token Details

No vesting. No unlock schedule. No token sale. The team holds a treasury allocation and everything else is gameplay.

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